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Jimmy's Old Car on ebay

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Jimmy Buffett's 1963 Ford Falcon Sprint Convertible is being auctioned off on ebay.

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Sweet! 8)
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Nice find...love the license plate :D
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If I win the powerball tonite it's MINE!!!! 8)




like that's ever gonna happen :lol:
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Hey.

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Would someone buy this for me?

I would like to have it.
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Post by J.LeP »

So 18 bids. Current bid of $16,500 has not met the reserve price.
I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now!
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Post by chippewa »

J.LeP wrote:So 18 bids. Current bid of $16,500 has not met the reserve price.
If it includes a dinner with Heather, I know someone who might be interested. :D
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nice pics!!! :D
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Any BN'rs bidding on this? :D
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Post by springparrot »

myke212 wrote:Any BN'rs bidding on this? :D
toward the bottom of the ebay page, someone wants to know how much it would cost to freight it to Australia, so I'm sure that is Jenny :wink: :lol:
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springparrot wrote:
myke212 wrote:Any BN'rs bidding on this? :D
toward the bottom of the ebay page, someone wants to know how much it would cost to freight it to Australia, so I'm sure that is Jenny :wink: :lol:
She'll have to get used to the steering wheel being on the other side :lol:
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Post by SchoolGirlHeart »

Cool old car, even if it hadn't belonged to JB.

But if I had a spare 16 grand, I'd go to Hawaii for the winter, instead.... 8)
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Post by Left Field ParrotHead »

And the guy asking for the letter...

Dude, just drive it to Key West when JB is suspected to be in town. Try and get it autographed instead. Nice and big on the hood. 8)
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Post by Harbour Shark »

Looks like the auction has ended with a top bid of $17,800 - probably not even in the ballpark of what the seller would let it go for.
Hey... if this car shows up on e-bay again, maybe 365 of us BNers could pony up a hundred bucks each for a bid of $36,500 and if we win, we would each own the car for one day a year :)

Just a thought...
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Harbour Shark wrote:Looks like the auction has ended with a top bid of $17,800 - probably not even in the ballpark of what the seller would let it go for.
Hey... if this car shows up on e-bay again, maybe 365 of us BNers could pony up a hundred bucks each for a bid of $36,500 and if we win, we would each own the car for one day a year :)

Just a thought...

Do I need to send you $1 usd or cad?????

either way I'm in!
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Post by CrznDnUS1 »

Wow, $17,800 and it's not even at the resesrve yet, I wonder what he thought he would get for a Falcon convertable. Maybe he couold trade it to George Costanza for the John Voyt car.
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Post by carolinagirl »

Harbour Shark wrote:Looks like the auction has ended with a top bid of $17,800 - probably not even in the ballpark of what the seller would let it go for.
Hey... if this car shows up on e-bay again, maybe 365 of us BNers could pony up a hundred bucks each for a bid of $36,500 and if we win, we would each own the car for one day a year :)

Just a thought...
Great idea, but a day is too short! What if 52 of us each gave $500 for $26,000 then we could have it for a week. What a time-share concept!!! You could drive it on your Florida vacation... We could keep it at the destination, say Key West, and it would be the vacation wheels! 8)
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with $36,ooo we could buy a new car......hehehe
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Re: Jimmy's Old Car on ebay

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So I'm inline at a fast food joint grabbing a quick lunch today.
Guy behind me: "Is that a Margaritaville shirt you've got on?"
"Yep."
"I once sold a car to Jimmy Buffett."
"You have my attention." :lol:

Turns out the guy spent most of his life in the Mobile, AL - Pensacola corridor. He says in about 1988 or so, Jimmy came in to his dealership in Daphne, AL, and traded in a '64 Ford Falcon to get a Honda (Accord, I think he said) for his parents. We chatted for a bit, I told him If he's moved on to selling jets or yachts, Jimmy might still have his business card. I remembered this old thread, and all the information he had checked out, so I don't think he was pulling my leg.

Now I'm just two degrees of separation from being Jimmy's BFF. :wink:
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